MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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