MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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