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 is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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