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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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