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
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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