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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
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 educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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