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
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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