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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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