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
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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