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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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