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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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