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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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