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
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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