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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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