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
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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