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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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