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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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