MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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