MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
