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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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