MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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