MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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