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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing 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 these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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