MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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