MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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