MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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