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
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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