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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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