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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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