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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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