MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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