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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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