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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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