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
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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