MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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