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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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