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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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