MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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