MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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