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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|