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 Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
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 participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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