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
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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