MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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