MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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