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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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