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
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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