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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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