MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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