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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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