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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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