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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning 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 participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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