MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|