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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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