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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning 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 participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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