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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching 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
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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