MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|