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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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