MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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