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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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