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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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