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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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