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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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