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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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