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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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