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
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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