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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important 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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