MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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