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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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