MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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