MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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