MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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