MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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