MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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