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
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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