MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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