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
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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