MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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