MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
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.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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