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
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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