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
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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