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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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