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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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