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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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