MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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