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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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