MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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