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
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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