MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing 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 educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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