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
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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