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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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