MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning 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 instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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