MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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