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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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