MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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