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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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