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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning 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 we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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