MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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