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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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