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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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