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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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