MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key 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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