MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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