MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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