MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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