MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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