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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
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 lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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