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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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