MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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