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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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