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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing 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
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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