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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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