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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes 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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