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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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