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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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