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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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