MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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