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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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