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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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