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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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