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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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