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
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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