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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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