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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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