MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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