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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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