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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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