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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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