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
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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