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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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