MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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