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
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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