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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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