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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with 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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