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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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