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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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