MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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