MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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