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
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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