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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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