MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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