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
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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