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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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