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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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