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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning 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 teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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