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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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