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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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