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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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