MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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