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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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