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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing 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 participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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