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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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