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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major 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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