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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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