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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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