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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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