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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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