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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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