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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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