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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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