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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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