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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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