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
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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