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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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