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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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