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
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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