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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies 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 stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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