MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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