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
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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