MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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