MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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