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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online 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 we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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