MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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