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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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