MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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