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 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
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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