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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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