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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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