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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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