MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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