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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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