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
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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