MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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