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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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