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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing 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 instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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