MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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