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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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