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
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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