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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
