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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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