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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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