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 is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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