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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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