MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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