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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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