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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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