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 is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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