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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
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
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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