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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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