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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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