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
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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