MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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