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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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