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
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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