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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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