MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
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 education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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