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 is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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