MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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