MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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