MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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