MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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