MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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