MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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