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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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