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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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