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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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