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
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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