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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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