MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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