MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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