MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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