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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and 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 teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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