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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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