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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-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 organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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