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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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