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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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