MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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