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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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