MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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