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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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