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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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