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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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