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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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