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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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