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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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