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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever 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
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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