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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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