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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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