MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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