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
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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