MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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