MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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