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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
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
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation 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
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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