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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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