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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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