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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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