MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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