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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
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