MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
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 learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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