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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, & Thomas H. Reynolds. Published by Routledge Chapman & Hall (2015).
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
New advancements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? What different business models are being used by organizations like the University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates? This intriguing new book also researches the key challenges associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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