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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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