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
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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