MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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