MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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