MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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