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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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