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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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