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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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