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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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