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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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