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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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