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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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