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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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