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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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