MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
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