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
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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