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
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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