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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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