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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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