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
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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