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 is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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