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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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