MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning 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 organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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