MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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