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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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