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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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