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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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