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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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