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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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