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.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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