MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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