MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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