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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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