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
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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