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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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