MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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