MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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