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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the 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 examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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