MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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 massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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