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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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