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
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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