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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 edited collection that studies topics relating to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The latest trends in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates? How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation.

There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? Managers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major challenges associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). For more details please visit this MOOC book site.

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