MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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