MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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