MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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