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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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