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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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