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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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