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
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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