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
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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