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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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