MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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