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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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