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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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