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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important 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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