MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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