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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving 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
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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