MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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