MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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