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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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