MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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