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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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