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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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