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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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