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
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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