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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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