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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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