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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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