MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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