MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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