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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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