MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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