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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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