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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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