MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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