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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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