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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 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
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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