MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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