MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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