MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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