MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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