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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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