MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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