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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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