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
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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