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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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