MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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