MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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