MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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