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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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