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
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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