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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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