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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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