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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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