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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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