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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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