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
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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