MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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