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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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