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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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