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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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