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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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