MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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