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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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