MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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