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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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