MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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