MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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