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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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