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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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