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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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