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 is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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