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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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