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
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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