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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
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 institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about 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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