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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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