MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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