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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education 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 educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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