MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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