MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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