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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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