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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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