MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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