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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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