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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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