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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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