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
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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