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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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