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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
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 quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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