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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
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 we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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