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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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