MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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