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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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