MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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