MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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