MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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