MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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