MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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