MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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