MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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