MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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