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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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