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
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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