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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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