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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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