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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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