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
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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