MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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