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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
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
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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