MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 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 educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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