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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
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
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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