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
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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