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
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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