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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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