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
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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