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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle 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 participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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