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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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