MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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