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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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