MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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