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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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