MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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