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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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 courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This 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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