MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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