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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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