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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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