MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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