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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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