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
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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