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
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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