MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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