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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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