MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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