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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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