MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
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
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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