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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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