MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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