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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important 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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