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
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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