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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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