MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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