MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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