MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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