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
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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