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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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