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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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