MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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