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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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