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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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