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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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