MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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