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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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