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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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