MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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