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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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