MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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