MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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