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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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