MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important 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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