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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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