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
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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