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
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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