MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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