MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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