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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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