MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing 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
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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