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
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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