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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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