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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes 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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