MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-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 teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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