MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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