MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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