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
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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