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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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