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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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