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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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