MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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