MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing 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 of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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