MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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