MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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