MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that 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 training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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