MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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