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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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