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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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