MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today 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 organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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