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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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