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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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