MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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