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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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