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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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