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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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