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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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