MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning 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 stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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