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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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