MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
