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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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