MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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