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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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