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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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