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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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