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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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