MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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