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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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