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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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