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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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