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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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