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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|