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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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