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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 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
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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