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
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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