MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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