MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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