MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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