MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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