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
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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