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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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