MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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