MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors 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 different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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