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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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