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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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