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
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
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