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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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