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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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